Much Ado Over Coffee
Indian Coffee House Then And Now
Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | Bhaswati Bhattacharya | ISBN: | 9781351383158 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bhaswati Bhattacharya |
| ISBN: | 9781351383158 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 3, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Based on oral history, fiction, fascinating intellectual gossip, and records of the Coffee Board of India, this study is a multi-sited ethnography of the Indian Coffee House, possibly the world’s first coffee house chain. It offers a critical analysis of adda (informal meetings) of the educated middle class in Allahabad, Calcutta and Delhi. The coffee house became the new socio-intellectual nerve centre, replacing the neigbourhood tea shops, and creating an entirely different social space. This book will have line drawings and cartoons as well as archival photographs.
Based on oral history, fiction, fascinating intellectual gossip, and records of the Coffee Board of India, this study is a multi-sited ethnography of the Indian Coffee House, possibly the world’s first coffee house chain. It offers a critical analysis of adda (informal meetings) of the educated middle class in Allahabad, Calcutta and Delhi. The coffee house became the new socio-intellectual nerve centre, replacing the neigbourhood tea shops, and creating an entirely different social space. This book will have line drawings and cartoons as well as archival photographs.
